atmospheric phenomenon
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1. a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | physical phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | cloud, |
| definition | : | a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | air hole, air pocket, pocket, |
| definition | : | a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | aurora, |
| definition | : | an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | condensate, condensation, |
| definition | : | atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | front, |
| definition | : | (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | greenhouse effect, greenhouse warming, |
| definition | : | warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to pass through but absorb heat that is radiated back from the warmed surface of the earth (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | inversion, |
| definition | : | the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | storm, violent storm, |
| definition | : | a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | midnight sun, |
| definition | : | the sun visible at midnight (inside the Arctic or Antarctic Circles) (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | halo, |
| definition | : | a circle of light around the sun or moon (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | meteor shower, meteor stream, |
| definition | : | a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | sunrise, |
| definition | : | atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | sunset, |
| definition | : | atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | afterglow, |
| definition | : | a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset (noun.phenomenon) |
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